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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
This book includes a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a seperate introduction to Pericles, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.
As You Like It
This play has two principal settings: the court that Frederick has usurped from his brother, the rightful Duke, and the Forest of Arden, where the Duke and his followers (including the disgruntled Lord Jaques and the jester Touchstone) are living.
King Henry VI, Part 2
King Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare explores drama, history, kings and rulers.
Timon of Athens
This book demonstrates events in the life of Timon, a man known for his great and universal generosity, who spends his fortune and then is spurned when he requires help.
Much Ado about Nothing
Shakespeare's comedy play Much Ado About Nothing pivots around the impediments to love for young betrothed Hero and Claudio when Hero is falsely accused of infidelity and the "lover's trap" set for the arrogant and assured Benedick who has sworn of…
King Henry VI, Part 1
King Henry V has suddenly died, and the kingdom is in chaos. In England, noblemen are fighting amongst themselves. Loyalties are divided into two factions: the White Roses (York) and the Red Roses (Lancaster). The Duke of Gloucester, Henry VI’s Protector,…
King John
Complexities of power and loyalty in King John, a historical play by William Shakespeare.
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare explores drama, courts and courtiers, princesses.
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare explores drama, chastity, brothers and sisters.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac, verse drama in five acts by Edmond Rostand, performed in 1897 and published the following year.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
When Falstaff meets Mistresses Page and Ford, two married women said to control their own financial affairs, he writes identical love letters to each of them, never imagining that they will compare notes.
Titus Andronicus
Dismemberment, rape, cannibalism and murder make 'Titus Andronicus' Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy.
Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts
Uncle Vanya is one of Anton Checkov's four major plays. It was first performed in 1900, the year after its publication, under direction by the celebrated Konstantin Stanislavski. The text reworks an earlier play by Checkov, The Wood Demon. Critics have…
The sea-gull
The scene is laid in the park on SORIN'S estate. A broad avenue of trees leads away from the audience toward a lake which lies lost in the depths of the park. The avenue is obstructed by a rough stage, temporarily erected for the performance of amateur…
Exiles: A Play in Three Acts
Exiles: A Play in Three Acts by James Joyce and James Joyce and J. Joyce and JAMES JOYCE explores proofs (printing), facsimiles, drama.
Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts
"This riveting family drama is a classic of the modern theatre. Oswald Alving returns for the dedication of the orphanage to his father's memory and has a flirtation with the family maid who, it turns out, is his father's illegitimate daughter. As the…
Ivanoff: A Play
"In Ivanov, Anton Chekhov's first full-length play, Chekhov created a portrait of a man plagued with self-doubt and despair.
Alice Sit-By-The-Fire
Alice Sit-By-The-Fire by J. M. Barrie explores british and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), drama.
A kiss for Cinderella: A comedy
A kiss for Cinderella: A comedy by J. M. Barrie explores english drama.
Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series
The Cherry Orchard was written by Chekhov as a comedy, but directed by Stanislavski as a tragedy on its premier.
Alice in Wonderland A Dramatization of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass"
Alice gets lost when following a rabbit who seems to wear a coat and goes running around shouting that he is late.
The Human Drift
The Human Drift is a essays work by Jack London.
The Great Adventure: A Play of Fancy in Four Acts
"The Great Adventure: A Play of Fancy in Four Acts" by Arnold Bennett is a captivating drama that unfolds the story of renowned painter Ilam Carve and the series of events following his sudden illness and death.
The Albany Depot : a Farce
The Albany Depot : a Farce by William Dean Howells explores american drama.